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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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