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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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