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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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