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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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