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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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