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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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