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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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