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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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