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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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