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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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