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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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