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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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