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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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