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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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