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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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