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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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