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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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