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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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