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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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