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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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