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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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