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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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