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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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