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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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