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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major 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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