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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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