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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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