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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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