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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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