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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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