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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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