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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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