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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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