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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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