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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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