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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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