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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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