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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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