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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important 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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