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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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