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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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