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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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