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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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