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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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