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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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