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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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