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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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