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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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