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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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