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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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