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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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