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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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