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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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