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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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