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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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