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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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