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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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