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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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