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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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