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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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