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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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