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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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