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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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