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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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