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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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