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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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