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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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