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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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