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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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