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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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