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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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