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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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