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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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