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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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