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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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