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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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