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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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