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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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