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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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