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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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