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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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