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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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