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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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