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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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