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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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