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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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