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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses 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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