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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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