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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically 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 elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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