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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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