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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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