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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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