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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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