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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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