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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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