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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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