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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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