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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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