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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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