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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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