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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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