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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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