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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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