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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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