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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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