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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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