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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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