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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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