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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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