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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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