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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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