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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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