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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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