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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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