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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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