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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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