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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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