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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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