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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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