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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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