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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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