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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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