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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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