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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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