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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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