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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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