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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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