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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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