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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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