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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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