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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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