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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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