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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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