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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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