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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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