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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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