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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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