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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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