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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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