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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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