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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates 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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