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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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