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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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