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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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