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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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