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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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