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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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