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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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