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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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