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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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