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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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