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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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