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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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