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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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