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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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