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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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