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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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