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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the 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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