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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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