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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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