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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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