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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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