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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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