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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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