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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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