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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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