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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes 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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