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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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