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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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