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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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