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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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