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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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