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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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