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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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