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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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