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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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