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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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