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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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