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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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