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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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