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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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