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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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