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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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