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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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