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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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