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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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