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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes 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 education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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