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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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