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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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