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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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