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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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