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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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