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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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