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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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