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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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