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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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