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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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