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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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