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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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