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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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