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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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