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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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