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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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