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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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