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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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