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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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