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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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