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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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