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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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