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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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