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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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