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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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