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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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