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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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