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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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