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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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