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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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