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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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