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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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