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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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