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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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