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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important 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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