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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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