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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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