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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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