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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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