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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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