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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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