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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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