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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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