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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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