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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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