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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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