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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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