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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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