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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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