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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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