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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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