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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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