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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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