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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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