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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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