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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines 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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