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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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