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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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