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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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