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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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