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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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