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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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