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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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