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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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