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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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