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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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