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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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