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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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