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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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