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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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