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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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