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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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