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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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