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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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