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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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