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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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