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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes 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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