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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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