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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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