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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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