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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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