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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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