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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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