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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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