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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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