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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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