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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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