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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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