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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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