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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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