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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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