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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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