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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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