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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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