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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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