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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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