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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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