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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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