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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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