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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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