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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the 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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