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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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