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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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