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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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