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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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