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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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