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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators 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 optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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