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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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