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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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