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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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