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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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