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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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