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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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