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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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