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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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