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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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