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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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