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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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