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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take 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. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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