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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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