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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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