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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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