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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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