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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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