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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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