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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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