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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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