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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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