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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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