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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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