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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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