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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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