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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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