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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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