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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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