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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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