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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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