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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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