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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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