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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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