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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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