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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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