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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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