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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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