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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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