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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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