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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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