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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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