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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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