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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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