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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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