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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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