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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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