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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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