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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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