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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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