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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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