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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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