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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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