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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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