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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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