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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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