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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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