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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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