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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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