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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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