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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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