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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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