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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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