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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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