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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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