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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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