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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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