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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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