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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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