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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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