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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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