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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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