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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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