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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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