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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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