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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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