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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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