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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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