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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants 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. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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