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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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