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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key 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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