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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business 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 organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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