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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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