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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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