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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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