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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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