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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores 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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