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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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