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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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