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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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