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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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