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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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