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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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