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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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