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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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