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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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