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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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