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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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