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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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