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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these 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 these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers 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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