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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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