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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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