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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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