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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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