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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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