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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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