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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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