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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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