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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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