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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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