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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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