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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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