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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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