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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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