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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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