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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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