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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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