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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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