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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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