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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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