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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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