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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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