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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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