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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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