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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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