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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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