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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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