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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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