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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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