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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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