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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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