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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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