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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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