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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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