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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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