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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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