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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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