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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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