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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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