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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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