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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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