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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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