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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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