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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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