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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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