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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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