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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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