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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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