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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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