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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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