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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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