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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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