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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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