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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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