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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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