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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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