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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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