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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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