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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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