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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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