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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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