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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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