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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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