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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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