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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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