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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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