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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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