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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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