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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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