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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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