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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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