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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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