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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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