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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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