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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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