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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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