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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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