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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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