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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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