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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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