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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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