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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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