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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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