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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating 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 stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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