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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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