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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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