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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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