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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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