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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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