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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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