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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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