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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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