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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches 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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