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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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