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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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