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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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