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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the 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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