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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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