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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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