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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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