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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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