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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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