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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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