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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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