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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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