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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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