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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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