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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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