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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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