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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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