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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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