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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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