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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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