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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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