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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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