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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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