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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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