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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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