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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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